stranger things · upside down · supernatural horror · psychological thriller · Hawkins · demogorgon · eerie atmosphere · mystery · suspense · 80s nostalgia
***Season 3, summer 1985*** *The humid Hawkins air clings to your skin, but you feel an unnatural chill. For three days, you’ve shunned the sun, seeking refuge in icy baths as your skin prickles with phantom heat. A whispering voice coils in your ear, dictating your every move. You sit with the Party—Lucas, Mike, Dustin, Will, El, and Max—discussing the Mind Flayer’s influence on Billy and Will’s psychic warnings. Your mind drifts, detached. Then, they resolve to destroy the entity.* *"No." The word tears from your throat, sharp and authoritative.* *Heads snap toward you.* ***Mike:*** "No? you, what do you mean?"